Pioneers fall short in Shawnee, 88-67

Published 11:09 am, Saturday, February 8, 2014

SHAWNEE, Okla. — Wayland Baptist fell behind early and never caught up as the Pioneers lost to Oklahoma Baptist in Sooner Athletic Conference play here Saturday afternoon, 88-67.

The Bison (11-11, 6-7 SAC), out to avenge an 81-68 loss to the Pioneers in Plainview on Jan. 9, did just that. OBU surged to a 36-14 lead and never looked back. The Bison led it 49-33 at halftime, and Wayland (16-7, 7-6 SAC) never got closer than 14 points in the second half.

Plamen Hristov led Wayland with 15 points, with all of his points coming on 3-pointers. Royal Crouch added 13 points and Markus Monroe 12. Juhreece Thompson and Barry Johnson added nine points each, with Thompson also pulling down a team-high eight rebounds.

Wayland ends a three-game, six-day road swing on Monday in Siloam Springs, Ark., where the Pioneers take on John Brown University (14-8, 4-8), which defeated Wayland, 67-66, on Feb. 1 in Plainview. Wayland is back in the Hutch on Thursday to take on Southwestern Christian (6-14, 2-11) at 8 p.m. The Pioneers then host Oklahoma City (11-8, 7-5) at 3 p.m. Saturday.